UK PM promised compensation payments to blood scandal victims

UK PM promised compensation payments to blood scandal victims

UK Prime Minister (PM) Rishi Sunak promised compensation payments to victims of infected blood scandal. After a shocking report on the scandal that infected 30,000 people, Rishi Sunak said the government would pay “whatever it costs.”

The report came after a public inquiry which revealed that the government had put victims at unacceptable risk and hid the worst treatment failure of NHS (National Health Service).

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The government will also discuss about how to set compensation details for victims today. According to UK media sources, UK ministers have set aside almost £10bn for compensation.

The Infected Blood Inquiry accused doctors, the government, and the NHS of letting patients receive HIV and hepatitis. It dates back to the time between the 1970s and 1980s when the victim patients were receiving care from the NHS.

Since then, about 3,000 people have passed away, and more deaths will happen. Following this, UK PM Rishi Sunak called the report a “day of shame” for the British state and promised compensation payments to those impacted and contaminated by the blood scandal.

He told UK Parliamentarians they will pay whatever it takes to deliver this scheme. He also said Cabinet Office Minister John Glen would lay out the specifics of compensation for victims today.

Meanwhile, Opposition Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer apologized for his party’s role during its tenure in office in this matter. He also said that Labour would work with Rishi to get that (compensation) done quickly in response.

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However, the people in the infected blood group said they thought the government would clear in a few simple categories how much money they would pay in compensation. It may fall into five categories: injury, social impact, care, financial loss, and independence.

UK blood scandal badly affected the two main groups of NHS patients. The first group was patients suffering from hemophiliac disease. They lack the blood protein Factor IX, which helps form clots and stop bleeding. Hence, they received contaminated blood to gain Factor IX stability.

The second group of people to whom contaminated blood was transmitted after childbirth, surgery, or other medical treatment.